Digital BW, The Print

Epson gives you an almost free printer and then empties your wallet  
if you buy their ink.  They really hate it when people buy their  
inexpensive printers and then use 3rd party inks.  They have devised  
clever schemes (complex cartridge designs and electronic chips) to  
try and thwart 3rd party ink use, but at least until the most recent  
generation of printers the 3rd parties have outwitted them.

On Jan 5, 2007, at 3:02 PM, Frank Vincent wrote:

> Has anyone looked at the specs for the HP G4050 scanner?  It scans  
> in six
> colors, according to what I can find.  I am primarily looking for a  
> good B&W
> scanner for film and prints, but this seemed an interesting compromise
> against the Epson V700 and V750.  It seems hard to justify the  
> Epson scanner
> cost when my R220 printers were less than $100 each.
>
> I would also be open to other scanners that are low cost.  Because  
> I need to
> do a little photo restoration, I don't want to get a scanner  
> dedicated to
> film only.  I also have a number of prints I made from the "olden  
> days" of
> wet darkroom that I want to play with.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Frank Vincent